By Andrew M. Mwenda On December 14, 2008 the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) launched Operation Lightning Thunder on the camps of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Later President Yoweri Museveni, in a national broadcast aired on radio …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda A story of intrigue, bad weather, double-crossing First, it was his Kaunda suit, then his walking stick, later his military pips, now it is his guitar. Over the years, the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has captured many of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army leader, Joseph …
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By Melina Platas Call it a broken record, a vicious circle, a merry-go-round but whatever you call it, the peace process between the Lords Resistance Army and the government is dead in the water; or rather, in the jungle. The most recent attempt to sign the Final Peace Agreement (FPA) …
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By Rosebell Kagumire The US government last week put sanctions on the Lords Resistance Army rebel leader Joseph Kony as Uganda sees no end to the two decade conflict. Although there has been no fighting in northern Uganda in the past three years, the population in the north is fearful …
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